Dinner and a Diva: Werther

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Join us and the Capitol City Opera Company singers on Tuesday, July 21st, for Dinner and a Diva: a night of delicious food and performances from Massenet’s Werther. Dinner and a Diva features highlights from a famous or beloved opera and a four-course dinner accompanied by two glasses of wine. The meal begins with hot and cold hors d’oeuvres, a fresh salad and a choice of gourmet entrée, and is capped off by house-made dessert. The Capitol City Opera Company singers perform between courses. The evening begins at 6:15 p.m. with a cash bar and hors d’oeuvres; the show starts promptly at 7 p.m.

“The young poet, Werther, falls instantly in love with the beautiful and unattainable Charlotte; however, Charlotte has promised to marry another. Werther tries to stay away, but his tormented heart aches to be with her. Seeking peace the only way he knows how, he takes his own life as Charlotte finally returns his love.”